How do you build a discussion guide for a detailed interview?

• Think about what you want to have learned at the end of the conversation
• Back out the topics and questions to ask and write them down so they fit on one page. 3-5 topics will do. 
• Memorize it. Then don’t bring it.
• At the interview, use open-ended questions and active listening to let the subject lead while guiding them through any content they didn’t cover on their own.

Special thanks: Martin Trust Centre, MIT

Edit: Javier Rojas, 06/05/20